Media From the Heart by Ruth Hill

Maybelle In Stitches | A Quilts of Love book. Maybelle Kazinzki can’t sew. She was after all, the only girl in the seventh grade Home Economics class to sew the zipper in the neck hole of the A-Line dress they were supposed to make. But when she finds an unfinished quilt in the attic of her mother’s house she gets the […]

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I guess today’s feature shows that some things never change.  On this date in 1787, the constitutional convention was scheduled to happen in Philadelphia.  But guess what!  Not everyone showed up until a week later.  The difference is that the delay was due to difficulty of travel in the 1700’s.  For more info: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_Convention_(United_States) http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/debates_514525.asp

Homicide in High Heels by Gemma Halliday My rating: 5 of 5 stars If you are a fan of cozy mysteries and fashion, this is the perfect book for both interests. The characters are engaging, and it was exhilarating to read such well-written humor! I have noticed that so many authors do not know how to write engaging humor, but […]

Unexpected Gifts by S.R. Mallery My rating: 3 of 5 stars From the outset, let me say that I do have mixed feelings about this book. On the plus side, I absolutely adore the history included in this book. Readers will be thrilled to discover many different eras of American history from Woodstock to the Great Depression (that was my […]

The Almond Tree by Michelle Cohen Corasanti “An epic drama of the proportions of The Kite Runner… Grabs you from the first page… A gripping and compassionate work of fiction” —Huffington Post The unforgettable story of a young Palestinian boy whose mathematical gifts allow him to escape the difficulties of life as an Arab Israeli, The Almond Tree is a […]

Brief Synopsis: Rick and Abby grew up together, became best friends, and ultimately fell in love. Circumstance tore them apart in their early teens, though, and they went on to lives less idyllic than they dreamed about in those early days. Rick has had a very successful career, but his marriage flat-lined. Abby has a magical daughter, Paige, but Paige’s […]

Though the picture above is not from her historic feat, on this date in1995, Alison Hargreaves of the UK, became the first woman (and only the second person) to reach the summit of Mt. Everest without the aid of oxygen or the Sherpa people.  Her career as a mountain climber was short but full of amazing ascents.  Unfortunately, she died […]

Time of Ruin (Ash and Ruin #2) by Shauna Granger Release Date: 07/22/14 Summary from Goodreads: The world has ended, and hope is the most dangerous thing left. Battered and bruised after barely escaping San Francisco with their lives, Kat, Dylan, and Blue press north – desperate to reach the possibility of a new home. But strange, monstrous ravens are tracking […]